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Tabiona Tigers Girls Basketball Team 1A State Champions

Tabiona Tigers Girls Basketball Team 1A State Champions

Mar 16, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Tabiona Tigers girls basketball team are the 1A State Champions! This hardworking team made the 1A championship game four years running and, for the last three, walked away with a respectable 2nd place. This year everything came together for the win over the Rich Rebels. Something that anyone paying attention noticed during the tournament […]

Increased DUI Enforcement Blitzes Planned For St. Patricks’s Day Holiday

Increased DUI Enforcement Blitzes Planned For St. Patricks’s Day Holiday

Mar 16, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

If you or members of your group are going to drink in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, the Utah Department of Public Safety wants to remind you that if you feel different, you drive different, so keep the shenanigans off the road. “Alcohol, prescription drugs, marijuana, or any combination of these substances affects your judgment […]

Fatal Crash Near Strawberry Reservoir Near Highway 40

Fatal Crash Near Strawberry Reservoir Near Highway 40

Mar 16, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Two people are dead after a box truck traveled into their lane of travel on Highway 40 near Strawberry Reservoir on Saturday afternoon. According to Utah Highway Patrol, an eastbound box truck was drifting to the side of the road when it overcorrected causing it to cross the center lane divider and crash into an […]

2026 UT State Legislative Recap

2026 UT State Legislative Recap

Mar 16, 2026 · Basin Now · Public Affairs

Utah State Senator Ron Winterton shares insights from the recently concluded legislative session. Subjects discussed include the Basin's water sources and state funding for potential projects, potential funding sources for local infrastructure needs relative to the Uinta Railway, economic growth and

Pastor Convicted Of Felony Assault In Craig

Pastor Convicted Of Felony Assault In Craig

Mar 13, 2026 · Basin Now · News

A jury in Colorado’s Moffat County District Court convicted a local pastor of felony assault this month. Parrish Terry, a pastor in Craig, was arrested and charged with 2nd Degree Assault Strangulation on June 15th, 2025, for an event that occurred with a juvenile. According to the Affidavit, the juvenile told Craig Police that Terry […]

Utah Film Association Planning Commemorative Plaque In Daggett County

Utah Film Association Planning Commemorative Plaque In Daggett County

Mar 13, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Daggett County Commission gave a positive report on local tourism in this month’s Daggett County Fence Post Commissioner Corner. “Daggett County saw an impressive 13% increase in visitor spending,” shares the Commissioners. “This positive trend stands in contrast to many other Utah counties, some of which experienced a decline by as much as 34%. […]

Hotel Vernal Haunt Opens Tonight Only For Friday The 13th

Hotel Vernal Haunt Opens Tonight Only For Friday The 13th

Mar 13, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The creepy folk of Hotel Vernal Haunt are ready to deliver the unluckiest night of your life. Having a Friday the 13th in the month of March provides the perfect opportunity for the charity Haunt to reopen its doors to raise money for local charity. 2025 was the biggest year yet in the history of […]

WYDOT Shares Plan For 3-Day Closure Of Eastbound Green River Tunnel

WYDOT Shares Plan For 3-Day Closure Of Eastbound Green River Tunnel

Mar 13, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

The Wyoming Department of Transportation has announced a closure of the eastbound tunnel on I-80 near Green River in preparation for head-to-head traffic to begin on March 23rd. The 3-day closure will allow crews to install concrete barriers and glare shields that will be in place during the head-to-head traffic in the eastbound lane so […]

Three Steps To Take Before Fire Season

Three Steps To Take Before Fire Season

Mar 13, 2026 · Kristin Forbis · News

Unfortunately, 2026 looks like it will be a dangerous season for wildfires. Utah Forestry, Fire & State Lands is especially urging those who live in Utah’s High Risk Wildland-Urban Interface to take 3 steps before fire season is fully underway. First, ‘Create Defensible Space’ by clearing dead vegetation, dry grass, and debris within at least […]

Warrant Arrest Reveals Methamphetamine

Warrant Arrest Reveals Methamphetamine

Mar 13, 2026 · Basin Now · News

A woman in Duchesne County with active statewide warrants was arrested last week and received an additional charge thanks to her methamphetamine stash. According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, officers arrived at the residence and informed Jina Tinnin of her active statewide warrants before asking about Methamphetamine in the home. Jina led the officers […]